EE Day

TEED 5021 - Elementary Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment - Winter, 2018

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Math, Science, and Technology Strand

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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DAY AT ECHO LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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EE Day is Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Echo Lake Elementary	................................
Here is a draft of the letter that will go to teachers who will be our hosts at Echo Lake: EE MORNING - letter to teachers WI 2018.pdf Details Download 269 KB
	Read the letter!

Contact your EE Day Teacher on Wednesday, January 31 or Thursday, Feb 1 at the latest and find a time to meet with them (probably on Feb 8) for a brief initial visit.

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Here are four model sets of lesson plans for EE Day:

This was written for 3rd grade in Fall '17

This was written for 6th grade in WI '16


This was written for 5th grade in FA '13.

This was written for 1st grade in FA '11.

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Resources for Environmental Education Day Planning & Beyond

Project Learning Tree (PLT) - http://www.plt.org/
PLT > Search for a lesson: https://www.plt.org/curriculum-offerings/
PLT > Forest Fact Breaks (those short, fun videos): http://www.pltwa.com/forest-videos-and-lessons.html

Access PLT Resources!
https://www.plt.org/custom-login/?target_page=plt_resource

Resources from Pat & Julie:PLT
Project Learning Tree - Washington!
http://www.pltwa.com/

Pacific Education Institute
https://pacificeducationinstitute.org/

Next Gen Science Standards correlated with Project Learning Tree

Environmental Ed Resources recommended by PLT
"Every month we carefully select new tools and resources that support and enhance Project Learning Tree’s lessons."

Also from PLT: "Hands-On Activities for **Introducing Ecosystems** to Elementary Students"

• (Camouflage)
• (Every Tree for Itself)
• (Heat Island)

• Field Investigations: Using Outdoor Environments to Foster Student Learning of Scientific Processes -
http://pacificeducationinstitute.org/

http://pacificeducationinstitute.org/educator-resources-2/
(Go to this site and you'll find that the first download is Pat Otto's (et al) guide)

Project Wild - "Fostering responsible action toward wildlife and natural resources"- http://www.projectwild.org/

Project Wet - Worldwide Water education - http://www.projectwet.org/

Here is a document with ideas and links for using technology to assist in getting students involved in study of the environment:
The video at the end of this page accompanies this document.

Here is an e-brochure focused on "Field STEM."
It includes links to some very useful and FREE guides fro the Pacific Education Institute


Washington Forest Protection Association
http://www.wfpa.org/

LearnForests - http://learnforests.org/
Forest-based resources for teachers (These resources are aimed at Oregon Teachers but you'll find that many work for everyone.)

The Environment Directory - http://www.webdirectory.com/

EnviroLink - http://www.envirolink.org/

North American Association for Environmental Education - https://naaee.org/

Tree Benefits Calculator - http://www.treebenefits.com/calculator/

Students learn to stop spread of invasive pests
A new curriculum released by the USDA teaches middle school students about the most dangerous invasive species threatening the nation’s trees, plants and crops.

Information about Puget Sound
http://pugetsoundstartshere.org/

Facing the Future has curriculum as well. (Mostly middle to high.)
Puget Sound units are free to download.
http://www.facingthefuture.org/




PLT Session evaluation link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/STWWJ59